Supply Chain Manager

We’re a company of agile, customer-oriented individuals with a shared commitment to integrity, servant leadership, and teamwork. Our associates take pride and ownership in their work, and innovate to provide the highest quality, life-enhancing medical technology in the world. Together, We’re in It for Life.

Job Summary:

The main objective of this position is to plan, organize, coordinate, control and supervise the purchasing department, customer service, warehouse, and inventory control activities.

Job Responsibilities:  

• Organizes, supervises, and directs the work of material planners and other supply chain personnel engaged in ordering, receiving, issuing, and delivering all product requirements.
• Works closely with manufacturing and assembly to establish scheduling and planning requirements
• Ensures that overall procurement effort is achieved at competitive prices and quality standards.
• Maintains and coordinates the effective use of the MRP system, to ascertain raw materials inventory levels for an efficient manufacturing operation.
• Develops and executes inventory plans. Establishes lead times and inventory levels for planning/inventory control purposes.
• Promotes and develops new and alternate sources of supply. Encourages competitive bidding and establishes and maintains an annual competitive bid program.
• Engage in supplier negotiations, contract management, procurement and vendor management for site specific materials.
• Leads Master Scheduling and shop floor material functions including Shipping and Receiving, and Inventory control.
• Oversees all activities related to material management of a product, from planning through delivery of completed unit.
• Works directly with Customers as needed to collaborate on supply chain alignment and improvement; through S&OP process
• Coordinates with Finance, Business Development, and Engineering concerning Excess & Obsolete (E&O) inventory management.
• Maintains inventory control accuracy through periodic cycle counts, full physical inventories and other methods, as necessary.
• Supervises annual physical inventories, in accordance with Company Policies and Materials Department SOP's.
• Support MRP and lean strategies such as Kanbans, Consignment Inventory, and VMI etc. where applicable
• Build, sustain and maintain production and materials planning policies and operational procedures.
• Provide direction and support in the development and implementation of new solutions, or strategic and tactical plans that improve systems capabilities to enable more robust planning, inventory control and reporting.
• Work together with production and quality department leadership to maintain customer focus and to reach or exceed established company goals. 

Job Requirements: 

• Advanced knowledge Microsoft office tools and ERP/MRP systems, preferably IQMS
• Deep understand of planning and scheduling in a capacity constrained factory
• Understanding of the principles and best practice methods for material procurement and control.
• Familiar with and able to create and administer policies and procedures related to warehouse operations, scheduling, materials management, and buying, etc.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply or Accounting. MBA/CPA preferred. 
• Must have a good knowledge of financial accounting as applied in a manufacturing company
• APICS certification and/or four years college level degree in a relevant field.   Experience may be considered in lieu of a degree for a candidate who can demonstrate the combination of experience, training and education to be capable of successfully fulfilling all duties and responsibilities of the position.
• 6 years plus experience of supply chain management with functional knowledge of planning, scheduling, purchasing, supplier management, warehousing and inventory management in a formal manufacturing
• Experience leading and working on cross functional teams

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits-effective date of hire!
• Company-paid life insurance and disability benefits
• Generous Paid time off and 11 paid Holidays
• 401k Plan with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Voluntary Universal Life and Long-Term Care
• Voluntary Legal Plan
• Pet Insurance
• Home Ownership Program